Mumford (1999)

Director:

Lawrence Kasdan

Writer (WGA):

Lawrence Kasdan (written by)

Release Date:

24 September 1999 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Tagline:

Some towns have all the fun.

Plot:

In the small town of Mumford, a psychologist of the same name moves in and quickly becomes very popular, despite a questionable past.

Plot Keywords:

Psychologist | Patient | Small Town | College | Secret

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Loren Dean	...	Mumford
Hope Davis	...	Sofie Crisp
Jason Lee	...	Skip Skipperton
Alfre Woodard	...	Lily
Mary McDonnell	...	Althea Brockett
Pruitt Taylor Vince	...	Henry Follett
Zooey Deschanel	...	Nessa Watkins
Martin Short	...	Lionel Dillard
David Paymer	...	Dr. Ernest Delbanco
Jane Adams	...	Dr. Phyllis Sheeler
Dana Ivey	...	Mrs. Crisp
Kevin Tighe	...	Mr. Crisp
Ted Danson	...	Jeremy Brockett
Jason Ritter	...	Martin Brockett
Elisabeth Moss	...	Katie Brockett
Kirk Fox	...	Gregory
Scott N. Stevens	...	Ben Crisp
Robert Stack	...	Himself
Eddie Allen	...	Gilroy
Rick Dial	...	Correctional Officer
Joy Carlin	...	Judge Otto
Hélène Cardona	...	Candy (as Helene Cardona)
Priscilla Barnes	...	Landlady
Kelly Monaco	...	Landlady's Daughter
Steven Sennett	...	Young Pharmacist
Amanda Carlin	...	Mumford's Sister
Randall King	...	Revenue Officer McLure
Arell Blanton	...	Brother Timothy
Eddie McClintock	...	Unsolved Mumford
Molly Schaffer	...	Attractive Date
Simon Helberg	...	College Roomate
Lucie Laurier	...	Pretty Coed
Sam Sako	...	Edmond Warris
Penny Safranek	...	Mrs. Warris
David Doty	...	Samuel Gorbeck
Pamela Paulshock	...	Sutter's Young Wife
Kathryn Howell	...	Co-Worker IRS
Sulo Williams	...	Gas Station Co-Worker
Simone Kerrick	...	Lionel's Teacher
Barbara Tuss	...	Elizabeth (as Barbara E. Tuss)
Ronald B. Morefield	...	Factory Co-Worker
Dick Mallon	...	Dino
Gea Carr	...	Jennifer
Chase Allen	...	Tough #1
Bryan Close	...	Tough #2
James Hiser	...	Tough #3
Roger Oyama	...	Revenue Officer
Naomi Sample	...	Janitor
Joe Peer	...	Garbage Co-Worker
Ron Kaell	...	Pest Control Co-Worker
T.J. Blair	...	Irate Taxpayer (as T. J. Blair)
Charles Okun	...	Charlie
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Douglas Bennett	...	Mumford's Father (uncredited)
Krystee Clark	...	Highschool Girlfriend (uncredited)
Natalie Hays	...	Sharon Kinney (uncredited)
Holt McCallany	...	Newcomer (uncredited)
Julie Nunis	...	Mumford's Mother (uncredited)

Directed by
Lawrence Kasdan

Writing credits (WGA)
Lawrence Kasdan		(written by)

Produced by
Stephen P. Dunn	....	co-producer (as Steve Dunn)
Linda Goldstein Knowlton	....	co-producer
Jon Hutman	....	co-producer
Lawrence Kasdan	....	producer
Charles Okun	....	producer

Original Music by
James Newton Howard

Cinematography by
Ericson Core		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Carol Littleton
William Steinkamp

Casting by
Jennifer Shull

Production Design by
Jon Hutman

Art Direction by
W. Steven Graham		(as Wray Steven Graham)

Set Decoration by
Beth A. Rubino		(as Beth Rubino)

Costume Design by
Colleen Atwood

Makeup Department
Leonard Engelman	....	makeup artist
Sharon McVey	....	hair stylist (as Sharon McVey-Rudé)
Marlene D. Williams	....	hair stylist supervisor (as Marlene Williams)
Jennifer Zide	....	assistant makeup artist
Debra Dietrich	....	additional hair stylist (uncredited)

Production Management
Steph Benseman	....	unit production manager
Sean T. Stratton	....	post-production supervisor (as Sean Stratton)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Stephen P. Dunn	....	first assistant director (as Steven Dunn)
Stephanie Kime	....	additional second assistant director
Paul Byrne Prenderville	....	second second assistant director (as Paul Prenderville)
Christina Stauffer	....	second assistant director (as Tina Stauffer)

Art Department
Daniel Albanese	....	journeyman scenic artist
Thomas A. Barowe	....	greens
Dennis Becker	....	greens (as Dennis D. Becker)
Jason Bedig	....	leadman: Los Angeles
Scott Bobbitt	....	leadman
Richard W. Clot	....	construction coordinator (as Richard Clot)
Alan Curreri	....	journeyman scenic artist
Christine Dye	....	art department production assistant
Tom Ehline	....	general foreman
Amy Feldman	....	assistant set decorator
Laura M. Freeman	....	scenic artist (as Laura Freeman)
Ellen Freund	....	property master
Wendy Gayner	....	paint foreman (as Wendy J. Gayner)
Jeff Gullett	....	set dressing tracker
Aaron Hakeem	....	scenic artist
Mike Helbig	....	lead man
Kay Jordan	....	construction accountant
D. Kendell	....	journeyman scenic artist
Marion Kolsby	....	assistant art director
Jim Kwiatkowski	....	journeyman scenic artist
Geoffrey Lake	....	greens supervisor
Richard Lambert	....	swing gang
Carolyn Lassek	....	assistant property master
Robert Loranger	....	swing gang
Stephen McNally	....	journeyman scenic artist
Nicholas Meeks	....	on-set dresser (as Nicholas A. Meeks)
Gregory A. Nahem	....	journeyman scenic artist
Eric Ramirez	....	back-up leadman
Tom Richardson	....	on-set painter
Josephine Rush	....	art department coordinator (as Josephine Reil)
Sandra Lisa Smith	....	additional props
Dawn Swiderski	....	set designer
Elizabeth Tullis	....	head scenic painter
Don Watson	....	assistant property master
Kristin Argue	....	drapery (uncredited)
Thomas A. Barone	....	greensman (uncredited)
Doug E. Williams	....	construction gang boss: San Francisco (uncredited)

Sound Department
James Ashwill	....	foley mixer
John Banuelos	....	dubbing engineer
G.W. Brown	....	foley editor
John T. Cucci	....	foley artist (as John Cucci)
Lori Dovi	....	cable person
Kim Drummond	....	dialogue editor (as Kim Haves Drummond)
Susan Dudeck	....	dialogue editor (as Susan Dudek)
Kira Edmunds	....	assistant sound editor
Ryan Eldred	....	sound effects editor (as Ryan W. Eldred)
Galen Goodpaster	....	first assistant sound editor
Robert Grieve	....	supervising sound editor
Kimberly Harris	....	adr supervisor
Mike Kaufman	....	dubbing engineer
E. Niles Klein	....	sound editorial support
Linda Lew	....	foley recordist
David Lucarelli	....	adr recordist
John Murray	....	foley editor
Dan O'Connell	....	foley artist
Kevin O'Connell	....	sound re-recording mixer
John Pritchett	....	production sound mixer
Charleen Richards	....	adr mixer
David M. Roberts	....	boom operator (as David Roberts)
Greg P. Russell	....	sound re-recording mixer
Monique Salvato	....	assistant sound editor
Grant Schmitz	....	sound re-recordist (as Grant W. Schmitz)
Dan Sharp	....	sound re-recordist
Mark Yardas	....	dialogue editor
Robin Zacha	....	apprentice sound editor
Hanson Hsu	....	sound engineer (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Ron Bolanowski	....	special effects coordinator
Woody Lawhon	....	lifecast maker: female
Kevin Springer	....	lifecast maker: female

Visual Effects by
Alison Armstrong	....	visual effects producer: Pacific Ocean Post
Brian Battles	....	digital compositor: Rainmaker Digital Pictures
Matthew Bell	....	character animator: Pyros Pictures
Brigitte Bourque	....	digital compositor: Rainmaker Digital Pictures
Peter Crosman	....	visual effects supervisor (as Peter T. Crosman)
Andrea D'Amico	....	visual effects executive producer: Pacific Ocean Post
Mark Franco	....	digital effects supervisor: Rainmaker Digital Pictures
Greg Groenekamp	....	digital compositor: POP Film
Karen Kutcka	....	production manager: Rainmaker Digital Pictures
Nathan Lafionatis	....	computer consultant
Vincent Lavares	....	digital asset manager: Cinesite Hollywood
Kenneth Littleton	....	digital effects supervisor: Pacific Ocean Post (as Ken Littleton)
Lawrence Littleton	....	digital effects supervisor: Pacific Ocean Post
Brandon McNaughton	....	digital compositor: Pacific Ocean Post
William Mings	....	senior animator: Pyros Pictures
Gregory Pyros	....	motion capture: Pyros Pictures
Susan Pyros	....	art director: Pyros Pictures
Liz Radley	....	video and graphics supervisor (as Elizabeth Radley)
Peter Sternlicht	....	digital effects supervisor: Rainmaker Digital Pictures
David Watkinson	....	computer animator
Scott Dougherty	....	visual effects producer: Cinesite (uncredited)
Mark Franco	....	visual effects executive producer: Rainmaker Digital Pictures (uncredited)
Will McCoy	....	digital compositor (uncredited)
William Mings	....	digital compositor (uncredited)
Jerry Pooler	....	visual effects supervisor: Cinesite (uncredited)
Gregory Pyros	....	visual effects supervisor: Pyros Pictures (uncredited)
Tiffany Smith	....	visual effects production coordinator: Cinesite (uncredited)
Chris Watts	....	visual effects consultant (uncredited)

Stunts
Chase Allen	....	stunt performer
Dan Bell	....	stunt performer
Charles Croughwell	....	stunt coordinator (as Charles P. Croughwell)
Johnny Martin	....	stunt performer
David D. Renaud	....	stunt performer (as David Renaud)
Scott Sproule	....	stunt performer
Merritt Yohnka	....	stunt performer
Martin Andris	....	stunt driver (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
James Beaumonte	....	grip (as James S. Beaumonte)
J. Chuck Biagio	....	local best boy
Jason Boccaleoni	....	electrician (as Jason P. Boccaleoni)
Lisa Bonaccorso	....	camera loader
Pete Bowman	....	local rigging grip
Malcolm Brown Jr.	....	camera operator (as Malcolm Brown)
Jonathan Brown	....	Steadicam operator
Jonathan Brown	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Richard L. Carden	....	dolly grip
Dan Dobson	....	video playback operator (as Daniel Dobson)
Sean Flood	....	grip
Shai Greenberg	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
James E. Johnson	....	assistant chief lighting technician
Ian Kelly	....	24 frame video operator
Gemma La Mana	....	still photographer
John Lacy	....	rigging electrician
Al Lieberman	....	rigging key grip
Bruce McCleery	....	chief lighting technician (as Robert Bruce McCleery)
Gary McClendon	....	electrician (as Gary R. McClendon)
Stephen McGehee	....	chief rigging technician (as Steve McGehee)
Brian Minzlaff	....	electrician
Michael Molnar	....	grip
Daniel P. Moore	....	video assist operator
Orlando Orona	....	grip
Peter Pilafian	....	camera operator: Beta-Cam
Kevin C. Potter	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera (as Kevin Potter)
Medel Ramos	....	assistant chief rigging technician
Russell Reilly	....	best boy grip
Paul Santoni	....	second assistant camera
Jim Shelton	....	key grip (as James Shelton)
Terry Sullivan	....	electrician
Michael D. Weldon	....	first assistant camera (as Michael Weldon)

Animation Department
Gregory Pyros	....	computer animator

Casting Department
Judith Bouley	....	location casting
Resha M. Debaca	....	location casting assistant
Barbara Harris	....	adr voice casting
Marilyn Michel	....	location casting associate
Phil Poulos	....	casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Michael Becker	....	additional costumer
Cha Blevins	....	costume supervisor (as Deborah Cha Blevins)
Barbara Hartman-Jenichen	....	seamstress (as Barbara Jenichen)
Mitchell Ray Kenney	....	key costumer (as Mitchell Kenney)
Daniela Moore	....	costumer
Donna O'Neal	....	on-set costumer
Marianne Riegg	....	additional costumer
Amy Smith	....	additional costumer

Editorial Department
Jason Joseph	....	apprentice editor
Bob Kaiser	....	color timer
Angie Luckey	....	assistant editor (as Angela K. Luckey)
Richard Perkins	....	assistant editor
Mary Beth Smith	....	negative cutter
Karl F. Steinkamp	....	assistant editor (as Karl Steinkamp)
Debra L. Tennant	....	first assistant editor
Michael T. Wilson	....	assistant editor (as Mike Wilson)

Music Department
Pete Anthony	....	conductor: orchestra
Brad Dechter	....	orchestrator
Sandy DeCrescent	....	orchestra contractor (as Sandy De Crescent)
James T. Hill	....	electronic score producer (as Jim Hill)
James Newton Howard	....	orchestrator
James Newton Howard	....	score producer
Jo Ann Kane	....	music preparation
Kathy Nelson	....	executive in charge of music: The Buena Vista Motion Pictures Group
David Olson	....	music editor
Manish Raval	....	music supervisor
Bill Schnee	....	score mixer
Bill Schnee	....	score recordist
Jim Weidman	....	supervising music editor
Tom Wolfe	....	music supervisor
Tom Boyd	....	musician: oboe soloist (uncredited)
James Thatcher	....	musician: french horn (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Iris Barbarino	....	driver
James Barbarino	....	driver (as James A. Barbarino)
Timothy Bateman	....	driver (as Timothy A. Bateman)
Robert Dulys	....	driver
Jim Frear	....	transportation co-captain (as James Frear)
D. Scott Guthrie	....	driver (as Daniel Scott Guthrie)
Steve Imbler	....	transportation captain
Austin Thompson	....	driver
Gail Van Dyke	....	driver
Greg Van Dyke	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
Alison Bayer	....	assistant: Mr. Kasdan
Tina Bennett	....	assistant production coordinator
Lisa M. Bock	....	production assistant (as Lisa Bock)
Billy Brashier	....	location projectionist (as Bill Brashier)
Cristina Christian	....	accounting assistant
Christopher Desmond	....	first aid
Brian Dettor	....	set production assistant
Jamie Dinsmore	....	assistant: Mr. Kasdan
Jason Dudek	....	production assistant (as Jason Rothberg Dudek)
Bill Dunphy	....	production assistant
Christine Dye	....	production office assistant (as Christine Renée Dye)
Pam Ellington	....	assistant accountant (as Pamela E. Ellington)
Jane Estocin	....	payroll accountant
Aida Gaboyan	....	assistant: Mr. Okun
Elise Ganz	....	studio teacher
Richard Grant	....	auricle operator
Philip Harrelson	....	technical engineer
Craig Harris	....	production assistant
Karen R. Jones	....	unit publicist
Susannah Julien	....	assistant: Mr. Okun
Robert Karpman	....	location manager
David Kebo	....	production office assistant
Tony Kerum	....	caterer
Ivy K. Lukas	....	production office assistant (as Ivy Lukas)
Gail Martin-Sheridan	....	production accountant
Morgan Metzger	....	production office assistant (as Morgan Anne Metzger)
Diana Leigh Myers	....	assistant location manager (as Diana Myers)
Boone Narr	....	animal trainer
John Panzarella	....	location manager
Lauren Ross	....	location manager
Leslie Thorson	....	assistant location manager
Laura Tiz	....	post-production accountant
Kristin Treiber	....	location assistant
Barbara Tuss	....	script supervisor
Christian Wadman	....	warehouse manager
Jennifer Webb	....	production secretary
James J. Wilhelm	....	craft service (as James Wilhelm)
Doug Wilson	....	location assistant (as Douglas A. Wilson)
Lisbeth Wynn-Owen	....	production coordinator
Dave Yrueta	....	location assistant (as David Yrueta)
Eric D. Christensen	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Akiko Shima	....	adr voice (uncredited)
Brian Turi	....	animal trainer (uncredited)
Connie Wang	....	clearances assistant (uncredited)

Thanks
Catherine DePrima	....	the producers wish to thank: Sonoma County Film Commission (as Catherine Deprima)

Production Companies

• Touchstone Pictures (presents)
• Kasdan Pictures (producer)

Distributors

• Buena Vista Pictures Distribution (1999) (USA) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Brazil) (VHS)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2000) (Canada) (DVD)
• Buena Vista International (Argentina)
• Buena Vista International
• Gativideo (1999) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Mill Creek Entertainment (2012) (USA) (DVD)
• Touchstone Home Video (2000) (USA) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Pacific Ocean Post Digital Film Group (digital effects) (as Pacific Ocean Post)
• Rainmaker Digital Pictures (digital effects)
• Pyros Pictures
• Zygote Media Group (computer generated female)
• Eyeon Software (digital compositing software by)

Other Companies

• American Humane Association, The  animal action monitoring
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera dollies provided by (as Chapman/Leonard)
• Clairmont Camera  camera systems provided by (as Claremont Camera Systems)
• Cosgrove/Meurer Productions  courtesy of ("Unsolved Mysteries" footage)
• Dailyworks  electronic editing
• Daytripper Productions  camera systems provided by
• DeLuxe Laboratories  laboratory (as Deluxe Hollywood)
• Eastman Film  produced and distributed on
• Hollywood Records  soundtrack
• International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE)  this picture made under the jurisdiction of (as I.A.T.S.E.)
• JNH Studios  score recorded at
• One Step Up  foley recorded at
• Pacific Ocean Post  visual effects
• Pacific Studios Inc.  chromatrans background
• Pacific Title/Mirage  titles and opticals
• Paskal Lighting  lighting equipment
• Paskal Lighting  location equipment
• Signet Soundelux Studios  score mixed at
• Sonoma County Film Commission, The  the producers wish to thank (as Sonoma County Film Commission)
• Sony Scoring Stage  score recorded at
• Sony, Cary Grant Theatre  rerecorded at (as Sony Pictures Studio/Cary Grant Theatre)
• Sound Dogs  sound editing
• THX Sound System Theatre  this film recorded in a (as THX Sound System Theater)
• Technicolor  prints by (as Technicolor®)
• Tony's Food Service  catering
• United States Coast Guard  the producers wish to thank (as The U. S. Coast Guard)

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated R for sex-related images, language and drug content (as No. 36579)

Runtime:

112 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Black and White | Colour (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Iceland:L | Malaysia:18PL (uncut) | Malaysia:U (cut) | South Korea:12 | USA:R (as No. 36579) | Argentina:13 | Australia:MA | Chile:14 | Germany:12 | Peru:14 | Singapore:NC-16 | Spain:T | UK:15

Filming Locations:

California, USA

Company:

Touchstone Pictures

Trivia:

Dana Ivey and Hope Davis play mother and daughter in both this film and The Impostors (1998).

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: Flesh colored "pants" are visible in the nude classroom scene.

Quotes:

Skip Skipperton:[to Mumford] Oh, she doesn't know about it yet. Right now, out of the two of us, I'm the only one in love. But I'm really stoked!

Movie Connections:

References The Stepford Wives (1975)

Soundtrack:

Unsolved Mysteries Theme Music

Unfolding beauty

This movie like many others by directed by Lawrence Kasdan, (Silverado, Grand Canyon, Big chill), have a wonderful eclectic cast and real characters. He casts wonderfully gifted actors and gives them deep and authentic characters to flesh out. He also blends various story lines into an incredible weave of celluloid bliss. Mumford unfolds into this deep and layered beautiful story of what impact people have on each other. Whether they realize it or not.